Purpose  To provide professional rescuers with an understanding of the intent of the Bloodborne Pathogens regulation issued by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), how bloodborne pathogens are spread, precautions to prevent exposure incidents and how to recognize, report and follow up on exposures to infectious materials.

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How Bloodborne Pathogens Spread  Four conditions that must be met for transmission:  A pathogen is present.  There is enough of the pathogen present to cause disease.  A person is susceptible to the pathogen.  The pathogen passes through the correct entry site.  Direct contact, indirect contact, droplet transmission

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